[Open] Morning Training! - February 25th

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Characters: Everyone!

Location: Training Grounds, Shibusen

Rating: PG-13 for violence

Time: 6am to 9am

Description: Every morning in the city, Morning Training takes place to prepare the guests of the city for the war. It's handwaved most days, but approximately once a month this gets played out in a log. This log takes place on February 25th.

Official Areas:


FAQ: Questions answered by Maito Gai
Breakfast: Run by Cinderella, Katakura Kojurou, Saya Tagaki, Yugo
Batch One: Beginners under the age of 15. Run by Auron, Steve Rogers, Deryn.
Batch Two: Adult beginners. Run by Maito Gai, Tifa Lockhart, Cloud.
Batch Three: Intermediate fighters. Overseen by Hyuuga Neji and Ling Yao. Please see list of random sparrers.
Batch Four: Experienced fighters, for sparring with each other. Overseen by Haruka.
Weapon Transformation: How to find your form. Run by Yuuri, Spirit.
Soul Perception: If someone doesn’t know by now. Run by Azusa.
Partner Training: How to work together as partners. Run by Tassadar; Maka and Soul; Shizuo; Eve; Crona and Ragnarok.
Weapons Handling Training: Run by Genesis Rhapsodos, Tenten, Kerrigan.
Shooting Range: How to Shoot. Run by Leon, Naoto.
Meister Ability Helpers: How to find it out. Run by Death the Kid, Edgeworth.
Finding a Partner: For unpartnered Meisters and Weapons to mingle and find each other. Overseen by Sasame.
Fighting Witches: Speak to an actual Witch and find out some of what you're facing. Run by Cybele.
First Aid Training: Training run by Naomi Kimishima, Megumi, Kira Izuru.
Medics: A place for the medics to get to know each other and mingle.
Watch: For Watch people (and prospective new members) to gather, talk, and train.

Hug Brigade: Come get hugs!

For training via sparring:
Katakura Koujurou
Hyuuga Neji
Steve Rogers
Crona
Maito Gai
(Various NPCs available upon request)
Partner vs Partner sparring is also good!

Feel free to make your own open threads!



Breakfast
Ryoki [Open]
Bakura [Open]
Yami Bakura [Open]

Batch Two
Flora [Open]
Santana [Open]
Mitsuba [Open]


Batch Three
Takuto [Open]
Mithos [Open]

Batch Four
Amateresu [Open]
Raidou [Open]
Lili [Open]

Shooting Range
Death The Kid [Open]
Yami Bakura [Open]
Bakura [Open]

Finding a Partner
Stripperella - Meister [Open]
Ryoki - Weapon [Open]
Amateresu - Meister [Open]
Demona - Meister [Open]
Bakura - Weapon [Open]
Flora - Weapon [Open]
Londo - Weapon [Open]
Yami Bakura - Meister [Open]
Leo - Meister [Open]
Hades - Weapon [Open]
Yako - Weapon [Open]
Jules - Weapon [Open]
Kei - Weapon [Open]

Watch
Stripperella [Open]
Takuto [Open]
Duke [Open]
Neji [Open]
Mithos [Open]
Aion [Open]

General
Saya [Open]
Stripperella [Open]
Darcia [Open]
Ryoki [Open]
Gai [Open]
Demona [Open]
Takuto [Open]
Bakura [Open]
Kanji [Open]
Amateresu [Open]
Naoto [Open]
Raidou [Open]
Auron [Open]
Flora [Open]
Yami Bakura [Open]
Junpei [Open]
Leo [Open]
Aion [Open]
Hades [Open]
Itou, Qilby, Megumi, castmates [Closed]
Spirit [Open]
Hanabi [Open]
Qilby [Open]
Ed Elric [Open]

Comments

[Open!]

[topgun_textiles]

[One last Soul Descent shot another opponent from the ring. After offering a begrudging handshake, Kanji was ready to take a little break from all the sparring he'd been doing all morning. He ran a sleeve over his forehead and stepped down, going to grab his belongings.]

[He picked up his jacket and slung it over a shoulder, grabbing a bottled water along with it. As he twisted off the cap and drank, he let his mind wander, his eyes following suit to the trees. He wouldn't notice anyone approaching at first.]

[motherofthesun]

[It appears as though her prey is occupied, drinking down some water after a match. She raises her head a bit from cover, her eyes glinting with mischief before ducking down again and slinking forward a little more. The predator has to be cautious as to avoid capture, the tail having to remain low as to not signal her approach.]

[topgun_textiles]

[Man, drinks tasted better after kicking a little ass! Kanji quietly sighed and capped the bottle, turned to check out how Tifa was doing some ways away.]

[As he contemplated maybe coming up for a rematch, his back was turned. The prey was not as perceptive as usual this early in the morning...]

[motherofthesun]

[She slinked a few paw steps closer, her adrenaline rising. The prey wasn't focused on her presence; excellent...]

[With a short dash, she closed the gap between them and pounced, high enough to knock him over.]

[topgun_textiles]

[He wondered if he should come right up and surprise her, like an ambush or something! Yeah, that'd make it interesting, and if he catches her unaware, he'd have the initial advantage. Awesome...]

...

[Was he hearing some quick footsteps just n-- WHAM!]

AUGHKK--!!

[Wolf to the back! He went down, and nearly got a mouthful of dirt and grass to show for it. His soul wavelength coiled, turned inward, ready for a shockwave, and his eyes were steely when they looked over his shoulder--]

...Huh!?

[To be greeted by the furball. The wavelength unfurled.]

Shit, ya almost gave me a heart attack!

[motherofthesun]

Wuf!

[And hello to you too, Kanji! She gives him a lick over his cheek]

[topgun_textiles]

[Wolf kisses, nooooaaaarrgh-oh who are we kidding, he loves it. Kanji propped up his upper half a little on an elbow and reached back to ruffle the fur behind a snowy white ear.]

Saw you haulin' tail in Norway. S'cool to see you got out a'right. Y'didn't get wet fur, didja?

[motherofthesun]

[Her lets her tail thwap the ground back and forth, rubbing her head against his head as he petted. To answer his question, she nods. Yup, she got out before the tsunami hit. She ended up in the clinic for the evening to provide extra body heat to near hypothermia patients.]

[topgun_textiles]

[People were probably staring, but he didn't give a damn.]

You're a good girl, Ammy.

[He paused. He'd heard someone call her that before and that just kind of slipped out.]

Uh- Amaterasu.

[motherofthesun]

[She waves a paw. Oh, you don't have to call her by her full name; the nickname will do!]

[topgun_textiles]

You sayin' it's okay...? [Well, she didn't seem bothered by it, so that's what he could assume.]

[He paused, and his arm lowered. He hadn't realized how short of breath he was until then.]

A'right, y-you're a little heavy. 's gettin' hard to breathe...

[motherofthesun]

[... Ooops! She's completely forgotten about that. Most people just try lifting her off after a while!]

[She moves off his back and sits down besides him, watching.]

[topgun_textiles]

[And he'd push himself upright, brushing grass blades from his shirt.]

Thanks. ...My turn!

[And then he'd shove her over for tummy rubs. He couldn't do that while prone!]

[heart_rhythm]

[It's been good having him back at training, now that he's gotten over this sickness and all the other things that tend to happen in this place. As he's heading on his way out, Tifa catches up to him, done for the day as well.]

Getting back into it all alright?

[topgun_textiles]

[He lowered the water bottle when he heard footsteps, and turned to see her. Kanji nodded, rolled his shoulders for good measure.]

Yeah, s'about time, too. I get sick about once a year, and it always feels like a damn truck hit me.

[He paused.]

How you doin'?

[He lowered an eyebrow. It was tough having someone close to you get sent back; he learned that first hand, and rather hoped it wouldn't happen again, but...]

[heart_rhythm]

[As usual, Kanji had been a source of comfort to Tifa if nothing else in the fact that he understood what it felt like; they'd both experienced far too many losses here, enough that it brought them closer together in a strange way.]

I'm alright. [She answered honestly, giving a nod before glancing back to the training ground with a slightly sad smile.] It's strange not seeing him here or going for meals afterwards, but... I'll get used to it.

[topgun_textiles]

Yeah... I got so used to seein' Senpai n' the others before I got here. Now they pop up n' leave without warning. It's weird, but I'm gettin' used to it, too.

[He sighed through his nose and shrugged.]

Well, at least back home they're safe, right? They don't need to deal with alla this shit.

[heart_rhythm]

Right. [She nods with a smile, looking back up at him. Even though she didn't really know what Itachi had returned to, people going back to their homes had to be a good thing, generally.]

Anyway, who's to say we'll never see them again anyway, right? People come back here pretty frequently.

[topgun_textiles]

Right! [He nodded.]

BREW's gotta make up its damn mind, though. I think at this point I'd get pissed if it sent me home. I didn't sign up for the war, but... I-I ain't done yet, y'know?

[heart_rhythm]

[Tifa can't help but chuckle at that, though she's not really sure how much she feels the same way. Regardless...]

Well, we just have to do what we can while we're here. Are you all ready for the next mission?

[topgun_textiles]

[A firm nod and a clenched fist.]

Hell yeah! They won't know what hit 'em! I ain't singin' stupid love songs, so this is gonna go without a hitch!

[heart_rhythm]

There are really worse things that could mess us up though, you know. [She spoke teasingly, looking up at him with a slight grin.] At least you're nice to listen to.

[topgun_textiles]

[That had him scratching the back of his head.]

I... really? I was gettin' that a lot.

[heart_rhythm]

Probably because it's true. You've never really sang much before, have you? Otherwise you probably would know it already.

[topgun_textiles]

Yeah. I-I know how to play drums a little bit, but I never really took up the mic n' went for it.

Didn't know what I had until I had all that chocolate on Valentine's Day.

[He looked down, felt his face sting, and let his mind wander to some of the events of that day. Kanji started then, shaking his head as he felt his stomach do a somersault.]

Uh, a-anyway, we got time before we're supposed to head out. Why don't we get some resonance practice in?

I feel like we're close to somethin', but I dunno what.